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| Title |
Uranium and other contaminants in hair from the parents of children with congenital anomalies in Fallujah, Iraq
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| Published in |
Conflict and Health, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1752-1505-5-15 |
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| Authors |
Samira Alaani, Muhammed Tafash, Christopher Busby, Malak Hamdan, Eleonore Blaurock-Busch |
| Abstract |
Recent reports have drawn attention to increases in congenital birth anomalies and cancer in Fallujah Iraq blamed on teratogenic, genetic and genomic stress thought to result from depleted Uranium contamination following the battles in the town in 2004. Contamination of the parents of the children and of the environment by Uranium and other elements was investigated using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Hair samples from 25 fathers and mothers of children diagnosed with congenital anomalies were analysed for Uranium and 51 other elements. Mean ages of the parents was: fathers 29.6 (SD 6.2); mothers: 27.3 (SD 6.8). For a sub-group of 6 women, long locks of hair were analysed for Uranium along the length of the hair to obtain information about historic exposures. Samples of soil and water were also analysed and Uranium isotope ratios determined. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 103 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 10% |
| Japan | 8 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Palestine, State of | 1 | <1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 67 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 97 | 94% |
| Scientists | 3 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 70 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 68 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 13 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 19% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 24% |
| Unknown | 16 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 117. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 April 2024.
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#11
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#1,283
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